Patents by Inventor Diego DROGHINI

Diego DROGHINI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for checking the production quality of cables that are provided with a protective sheath, in particular electrical cables
    Patent number: 11709140
    Abstract: A method for checking the production quality of a cable that is provided with a protective sheath, in particular an electrical cable, includes the steps of acquiring images of an external surface of the cable by way of one or more digital video cameras, while the cable is moved along an advancement axis. The method also includes processing the images by way of one or more algorithms in order to calculate one or more numeric indices, each one of which is proportional to a respective optically-detectable characteristic of the external surface of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SEMPLICE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Vesperini, Diego Droghini
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE PRODUCTION QUALITY OF CABLES THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH A PROTECTIVE SHEATH, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL CABLES
    Publication number: 20200408696
    Abstract: A method for checking the production quality of a cable that is provided with a protective sheath, in particular an electrical cable, includes the steps of acquiring images of an external surface of the cable by way of one or more digital video cameras, while the cable is moved along an advancement axis. The method also includes processing the images by way of one or more algorithms in order to calculate one or more numeric indices, each one of which is proportional to a respective optically-detectable characteristic of the external surface of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Fabio VESPERINI, Diego DROGHINI